An observational study of the temporal dynamics of natural Mycoplasma (Mesomycoplasma) ovipneumoniae infection in a range flock of domestic sheep (Ovis aries)
Our study indicates that, once infected, sheep do not develop effective sterilizing immunity to M ovipneumoniae, and serum antibodies cannot be considered a reliable correlate of protection in individual sheep.
Authors
- Korakrit Poonsuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5452-9896)
- Kevin R. Snekvik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3866-5369)
- Diane Bimczok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8817-7243)
- Daniel Schaub
- Macy J. Collins
- Sobha Sonar
- Jessica DeWit-Dibbert
- Eli T. Selong
- Becca Wolking
- Christian Posbergh
- B. Tegner Jacobson
- McKenna D. Quirk
Institutions
- Montana State University (US)
- Washington State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.25.09.0348
- Primary Topic
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00